Am J Transplant, Volume 21, Suppl 3 Archives - Page 104 of 139 - ATC Abstracts

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Hepatoportoenterostomy versus Primary Liver Transplantation for Biliary Atresia: A Review of the National Experience
D. Yoeli¹, R. A. Choudhury¹, S. S. Sundaram², C. L. Mack², J. P. Roach³, F. M. Karrer⁴, M. E. Wachs¹, M. A. Adams¹
¹Transplant Surgery, University of Colorado and Children's Hospital Colorado, Aurora, CO, ²Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, University of Colorado and Children's Hospital Colorado, Aurora, CO, ³Pediatric Surgery, University of Colorado, Aurora, CO, ⁴Pediatric Surgery, University of Colorado and Children's Hospital Colorado, Aurora, CO
*Purpose: Kasai hepatoportoenterostomy (HPE) followed by liver transplantation (LT) if needed is the standard of care for children with biliary atresia (BA). Some, however, have…
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Pre-Procurement Cardiac Arrest in Lung Allograft Donors and Effects on Recipient Outcomes
T. J. Hathaway, E. C. Klipsch, D. Roe, C. Hage, M. Duncan, R. S. Mangus
Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN
*Purpose: This study seeks to help expand the lung transplant donor pool by demonstrating the safe use of lung allografts from donors who underwent pre-procurement…
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Hospital-Level Metrics and Interventions to Increase Deceased Organ Donation: A Systematic Review
M. Castillo-Angeles¹, G. Li², P. Bain³, A. Salim¹, J. T. Adler¹
¹Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ²Brandeis University, Waltham, MA, ³Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
*Purpose: The shortage of transplantable organs available for the ever-growing transplant waiting list is well-described. Efforts to ameliorate this have predominantly focused on improving processes…
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Black Transplant Recipients Reside in the Most Socially Vulnerable Communities
A. C. Killian¹, M. C. McLeod¹, B. Shelton¹, R. D. Reed¹, P. MacLennan¹, H. Qu¹, B. J. Orandi¹, D. Sawinski², J. E. Locke¹
¹University of Alabama at Birmingham Hospital, Birmingham, AL, ²Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
*Purpose: Racial and socioeconomic disparities in post-transplant outcomes have been described for all solid organ recipients. While the importance of the social determinants of health…
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Has the Proportional Rise in Deceased Organ Donation Rate Over Last 5 Years Been Optimal? A Data-based, Forecasting Model Analysis of UNOS/NHSBT UK Donor Data
H. Sharma¹, A. Sharma²
¹Transplant and Vascular Access Surgery, Royal Liverpool University Hospital, Liverpool, United Kingdom, ²Data Analytics, Loyola University, Chicago, IL
*Purpose: The increase in deceased donor numbers since last decade has been widely reported. We aim to analyse if the trend in rise of numbers…
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Needs of People with Kidney Transplantation During the Covid 19 Pandemic and Its Confinement, and the Role of Communication Technologies Through the “Patient Experience”
I. Revuelta¹, E. Palou², R. Scandurra³, F. Oppenheimer¹, F. Diekmann¹, J. Escarrabill², B. Bayés¹
¹Department of Nephrology and Kidney Transplant, Hospital Clinic, Barcelona, Spain, ²Chronic care program and patient experience, Hospital Clinic, Barcelona, Spain, ³Department of Statistics, Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
*Purpose: During the COVID-19 pandemic, healthcare services have focused on the care of acute processes and there is a risk of not meeting the needs…
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Early Increases in Post-Transplant Pancreatic Enzymes are Not Associated with Inferior Patient or Graft Outcomes Among Pancreas Transplant Recipients
S. Parajuli, G. E. Leverson, B. Welch, H. Sollinger, D. Kaufman, D. Mandelbrot, J. Odorico
University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
*Purpose: An increase in the serum concentration of pancreatic enzymes (amylase and lipase) is commonly related to an acute inflammatory process in the pancreas graft…
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Controlled Donation After Circulatory Death Pancreas Transplantation in Spain. Initial Experience
J. Ferrer-Fàbrega¹, R. Muñoz², J. Ruiz³, D. Casanova⁴, F. Sánchez-Bueno⁵, J. Pérez-Daga⁶, C. Fernández-Rivera⁷, M. Gómez⁸, F. Castillo⁹, R. López-Andújar¹⁰, J. Maupoey¹⁰, J. Briceño¹¹, J. Sánchez-Hidalgo¹¹, Á. Arjona¹¹, A. Álvarez¹², A. Alarcó¹³, A. Bravo¹³, R. García¹, R. Rull¹, M. López-Boado¹, P. Ventura-Aguiar¹⁴, F. Diekmann¹⁴, D. Paredes¹⁵, J. García-Valdecasas¹, J. Fuster¹, C. Fondevila¹, B. Domínguez-Gil²
¹Hepatobiliopancreatic Surgery and Transplantation Department, Hospital Clínic Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain, ²Organización Nacional de Trasplantes (ONT), Madrid, Spain, ³Department of Nephrology., University Hospital Marques de Valdecilla. University Cantabria, Santander., Santander, Spain, ⁴Department of Surgery, University Hospital Marques de Valdecilla, University Cantabria, Santander., Santander, Spain, ⁵Department of General, Visceral and Transplantation Surgery., Clinic and University Hospital Virgen de la Arrixaca. IMIB-ARRIXACA. Murcia., Murcia, Spain, ⁶Department of Surgery, Hospital Regional de Málaga. Málaga., Málaga, Spain, ⁷Department of Nephrology., Complexo Hospitalario Universitario de A Coruña. A Coruña, A Coruña, Spain, ⁸Department of Surgery, Complexo Hospitalario Universitario de A Coruña. A Coruña, A Coruña, Spain, ⁹Department of Surgery, University Hospital Marques de Valdecilla. University Cantabria, Santander., Santander, Spain, ¹⁰Hepato-Pancreatico-Biliary Surgery and Transplant Unit, La Fe University Hospital. Valencia, Valencia, Spain, ¹¹Department of Surgery, Hospital Universitario Reina Sofía. Córdoba, Córdoba, Spain, ¹²Department of Nephrology., Hospital Universitario de Canarias. Tenerife., Tenerife, Spain, ¹³Department of Surgery, Hospital Universitario de Canarias. Tenerife., Tenerife, Spain, ¹⁴Renal Transplant Unit, Hospital Clínic Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain, ¹⁵Coordination Department, Hospital Clínic Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
*Purpose: To report on the Spanish Pancreas Transplantation experience in controlled donation after circulatory death (cDCD) by analyzing the normothermic regional perfusion (NRP) and super-rapid…
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Attitudes Regarding Transplantation During the Pandemic: Give Me My Kidney Now!
T. Menser¹, M. Hobeika², A. Gaber², H. Ibrahim²
¹Houston Methodist Research Institute, Houston, TX, ²Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX
*Purpose: The transplant community faces ongoing challenges regarding the conduct of organ transplantation during the COVID-19 pandemic, and patient treatment preferences during the pandemic require…
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Kidney Transplant Biopsy Findings After Covid-19
E. Daniel¹, S. Kudose², D. J. Cohen¹, L. Ratner³, V. D'Agati², I. Batal²
¹Division of Nephrology, Columbia University Medical Center, NY, NY, ²Department of Pathology, Columbia University Medical Center, NY, NY, ³Department of Surgery, Columbia University Medical Center, NY, NY
*Purpose: COVID-19 has been reported as a cause of kidney injury and data from published native kidney biopsy results demonstrate a variety of causes. To…